baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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By their very existence, his baffling, colorful, alternative technologies explore the realm of the possible in a field typically associated with automation and uniformity.
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Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
In a somewhat baffling aside that failed to meet the moment, Jordan Klepper popped in, supposedly live from Minneapolis, to satirize the ever-shifting goalposts of the administration’s justifications for Pretti’s death.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
In fact, looking at the film as an adult can feel a tad baffling, watching teens sweat and cry and emote over what feel like non-issues.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
Tian's team explored several possible explanations for this baffling isotopic composition.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
In a somewhat baffling aside that failed to meet the moment, Jordan Klepper popped in, supposedly live from Minneapolis, to satirize the ever-shifting goalposts of the administration’s justifications for Pretti’s death.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
In fact, looking at the film as an adult can feel a tad baffling, watching teens sweat and cry and emote over what feel like non-issues.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
Tian's team explored several possible explanations for this baffling isotopic composition.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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